After J.K. Rowling’s declarations of anti-trans bigotry, many people left Harry Potter fandom in revulsion. Others rejected the author’s bigotry but asserted their right to retain their connections to the source material and, perhaps more importantly, to their own history and relationships within the fandom. As a gift to the HP fandom, artist Fox Estacado
This author taught us that hateful speech can be an Unforgivable. The targets of Unforgivables must defend themselves, if possible, but do not owe the caster forgiveness. Forgiveness would not remedy the caster’s harm. The only hope for the caster is to undergo remorse. On the morning of December 19, 2019, J.K. Rowling broke a
Remember the Opening Ceremonies for the 2012 London Summer Olympics? They were a feast for any fan of British culture, combining the real Queen of England with James Bond, the real NHS with greats of British music and theater such as Paul McCartney and Kenneth Branagh, and a bedtime story read aloud by J.K. Rowling.
Lavishly in-depth interview with the three creators of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Addresses several fan questions about that script: Yes, she had veto power over the entire script and production, so anything there is there with her blessing. No, it wasn’t for the money. She has enough money. She was excited and nourished by
Rowling apologizes for killing Snape! OK, here it is. Please don’t start flame wars over it, but this year I’d like to apologise for killing (whispers)… Snape. *runs for cover* — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 2, 2017 In July 2007, when I read Snape’s death scene and realized his author wasn’t going to give him
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